BRITISH POLITICS,

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9669, 11 April 1893, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS,

|VER PRBSS ASSOCIATION. I London, April 10.— Lord Houghton, tho Viceroy of Ireland, has issued a proclamation restricting the importation of arms iuto the country. Washington, April 10. — A wing of the Clan-na gael party, which follows Devoy, has, owing to dissension in the Society and the introduction of the Home Rule Bill, decided to abandon its revolutionary methods and join the Irish National Federation.

Mr W. H. Wainhouse, who has been on a business tour to the Old Country, returned to-day. Sir Edwin Abercrombie Dash wood whose death was announced by cable message, was well-known in tho Auckland district. lie was born in 1854, in Marlborough, where his father owned a run, and for some yenrs the deceased lived in the north of Auckland, working in the bush and on the gumfieldtj until ho succeeded to the estates. He was married three years ago to Miss Norton, daughter of Dr Norton, of Northern Wairoa. A committee has been e'ected by the Taranaki Rifles Company to arrange for a Volunteer Ball on May 24. The fiist meeting between teams representing tho local and Rahotu MartiniHenri Rifle Clubs will be held on Monday next attheFrankley Road butts. Passengers by tho Tukapuna this *„ (Tuesday) morning report that a tremendous sei was experienced after clearing the Manukau Heads, the waves breaking right over the steamer. Mr C. F. Richmond, late of Wellington, has purchased Mrs Browster's residence, near the High School. An open air concert was stirtod by tho Town Band in the east end of Devon-street on Monday night. A capital programme had beon selected, but owing to the behaviour of a largo number of larrikins the Band discontinued playing after giving about six pieces. The conduct of the larrikirs was highly objectionable, the yells they emitted being simply deafening. The Banks belonging to the Melbourne Association who agreed to render financial aseistanco to each other were tho Bank of Australasia, tho City of Melbourne Bank, tho Colonial Bank of Australasia, tho Coinmoreial Bapk of Australasia, tho English, Scottish, and Australian Chattered Bank, the London Chartered Bunk of Australia, tin National Bank of Australasia, the Union Bank of Australia, and tho Bank of Victoria. It is curious to note that whilst tho shares in thoso bonks fell in value several pounds on tho failure of the Commercial Bunk of Australia, that the share- of the Bank of New South Wales rose in proportion. On April Ist, tho Union Bank was quoted at £53, and Bank of New South Wales at £60 ; on the 10 h the former had fallen to £47, ( but the latter had risen to £64. An illustrated lecture on New Zealand waa delivered by Mr W.Courtney, in the Young Men's Chriatian Association Hall, St. Andrew-street, Edinburgh, on Feb. 20. Bailio McDonald presided. The lecturer, who has been 41 yoars in Now Zealand, showed the advantages that Taranaki of f ered to capitalists, f armera, invalids, farm cudets, &c. The colony, to-day ho observed, was better for tho young man iogo to than the far West of America. What they wanted in Taranaki was population and enterprise. They had unemployed, but like some o£ the unemployed in this country, the ]a6t thing thoy wanted waf w )rk, But to the man who was willing to go to tho colony and prepared to work, fcfure were good prospects.